I’m a female that’s 176, 5’10” and I can NOT add mass to my legs. I
deadlift/barbell squat about 120, but it does nothing for me. I’m toned,
but I can’t add mass at all. I was told that I should at least be able to
squat my bodyweight. Any suggestions??

If you are trying to add mass, you need to push yourself working in the rep
range from 6 to 20. Some days should be lighter with higher reps and other
days heavier with lower reps. You may want to try daily undulating
periodization model of training.

Hi, I am a 19 yr old female that is 5’7″ and 130 pounds. I’m pretty toned
from doing dance and volleyball in highschool, but i’ve lost alot of muscle
mass in my legs and glutes from not lifting anymore. I want to get back
into lifting and I know squats are beneficial but I don’t know how often I
should squat, how many reps I should do, and how many sets. Any advice? I
want to put muscle mass back on.

+futurealasd and you just believe them without finding out why or how? and
you follow the HODGE TWINS?!? hahaha… oh man… all *I* can say is, it’s
fine if you think differently just make sure you do all your proper
research and always keep an open mind to new possibly conflicting
information. doubt everything.

+futurealasd You’re wrong. Squatting lower places LESS shearing force on
the knee joint. Really? A psychiatrist told you that? Maybe you’re unaware
that psychiatrists specialize in mental illness, so maybe you shouldn’t be
asking them about squat form. It’s a common (yet ignorant and pervasive)
myth that squatting below 90 degrees is bad for the knees. The myth can be
traced back to a study in 1961 by Dr. Karl Klein. Fortunately, we’ve come a
long way since then and I invite you to educate yourself.

Powerlifters who squat double their body weight to depths 130 degrees of
knee flexion have been shown in countless studies to have more stable knee
joints than individuals who do not squat at all. Furthermore, other studies
have revealed that the knees of those who regularly squat deep are more
stable than distance runners and basketball players. Forces on the ACL and
PCL are reduced as the knee is flexed beyond 60 degrees, and reduced even
more after 120 degrees. Please stop spreading ignorance.

Again, those who squat twice their body weight generally have better knee
joints than those who don’t squat at all. I’m not talking about roided-up
body builders who don’t take care of their bodies and have no functional
fitness. Clearly, you don’t have the ability to understand logic. Lost
cause.

I hate seeing comments that say not deep enough or wrong form. It’s in
almost 100% of all the squat videos. She’s doing them correctly. Just do
your lower weighted squats deep if you can’t on higher weights and work
your way up.﻿

I go as low as I can while maintaining proper form. Even without weight on
my back, when I go too low, my lower spine cannot remain in a neutral
position. There is no sense sacrificing my body just to get into a lower
squat

+Chrissy Zmijewski I watched another video of yours, you Squatted much
lower, to the ankles…but you weren’t using any weigh, and facing a wall
while doing the Squats. The Squat was a mean to an end for something
else, which I can’t rememebr